A compleat history of the lives and reigns of Mary Queen of Scotland, and of her son and successor, James the Sixth, King of Scotland, and (after Queen Elizabeth) King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, the First (of ever blessed memory.)
Subtitle: reconciling several opinions, in testimony of her, and confuting others, in vindication of him, against two scandalous authors: 1. The court and character of King James, 2. The history of Great Britain : herein is expressed, the particular affairs of church and state: the reformation of the one, the policies and passages ofthe other. The frequent disturbances of both, by wars, conspiracies, tumults, and treasons, with the contemporary actions of neighbor nations, in reference to this whole island : faithfully performed
By: by William Sanderson, Esq
Contributors: Moseley, Humphrey, -1661, bookseller; Tomlins, Richard, bookseller; Sawbridge, George, -1681, bookseller; Stent, Peter, -1665, printer of plates; Gaywood, Richard, active 1650-1680, engraver; Sanderson, William, Sir, 1586?-1676; Weldon, Anthony, Sir, 1583?-1648?; Wilson, Arthur, 1595-1652; De Peyster, J. Watts (John Watts), 1821-1907, donor; Mary, Queen of Scots Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, Richard Tomlins, and George Sawbridge, and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard, at Py-Corner, and on Lud-Gate-Hill
Published: 1656
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 599
Subjects: Queens; Biography; Early works to 1800; History
Other titles: Sanderson. Reign of Mary. London. 1651
Notes: The two works mentioned in the title are by Sir Anthony Weldon, and Arthur Wilson, respectively.

The second part has separate title page (unnumbered, between p. 262 and 265): The reign and death of King James of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, the first, &c. The second part. London, Printed by Henry Hills, 1655.

The preliminaries include: "The proem to the first part"; "The index to the first part" and "The index to the second part" (section title: "These particular passages of the second part may be read by themselves apart"); the gathering of the "Index to the second part" is fol. in 2s, signed "[1]" and "[2]."

"The proem to the second part" is printed on two conjugate leaves (gathering signed ""); on verso of the final leaf, last line reads: "Let this come in after the title of the second part". It is possible that the "Index to the second part" was also intended to be bound following the "Proem."

With engraved portraits of Mary, Queen of Scots (frontispiece) and King James I (bound before the title page to part 2); the potrait of Queen Mary is signed: "R. Gaywood fecit, 1655"; that of James the first reads: "Printed and sold by P. Stent."

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), S647

English short title catalogue, R5456

Gift; John Watts de Peyster; 1888-1893.